Reply #49: I suppose your answer is no... [View All]

What you'll find in Rubin's writings - and will never find in the writings of the "Blame-Israel-First" crowd - is support for genuinely liberal, reform-minded Arabs...
http://www.amazon.com/Long-War-Freedom-Struggle-Democracy/dp/0471739014
http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/2011/03/arab-liberals-worry-about-islamist.html
http://pajamasmedia.com/barryrubin/2011/06/10/a-saudi-liberal-on-the-arab-spring/
http://www.meforum.org/890/arab-liberals-argue-about-america

Rubin supports brave, liberal Palestinians like Sari Nusseibeh and Ray Hanania over those who are FAR more rightwing in comparison.

Rubin's most vicious critics WRT all issues I/P (some of whose views you equate to Rubin) prefer the far rightwingers and never support these liberal Arab reformers. In fact, they only use these liberal Arabs (like Nusseibeh and Hanania) for their criticism of Israel. The most "respected" NGO's in that part of the world - that you support - are no different as they all but ignore these Arab liberal reformers.

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I don't believe you could be more wrong than you are when you choose faux liberals/progressives - who are indifferent to or supportive of the most fascist rightwingery of the mideast - over those supportive of real liberal/progressive reform in that part of the world.

Big blindspot for you, IMHO...